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Badger runners run at home for first time in
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September 6, 2016 |
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Badger boys started of in the middle of
the pack Saturday in their only home
meet of the season. |
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Badger cross country returned home for the first
time in five years when Bonners Ferry High
School hosted the home invite at the 3.1 mile
Naples course on Saturday. A cool morning and
rain the night before kept the sandy course
packed down which aided runners in tackling
difficult hills and turns.
“This is likely the most challenging course we
will see this year,” assistant Catherine
DelSalle said. “It is a nice bonus that this is
our home course as well.”
In cross country races only the first five
runners score points for the team, while the
sixth and seventh place runners are used as
tie-breakers. Lowest total score wins.
Turnout was small, featuring Kellogg and a team
from Kootenai in the 2A division. The largest
school present was Coeur d’Alene Charter, which
is making the jump from 2A to the Intermountain
League this year. The Panthers fielded a strong
team that will look to challenge the IML for one
of the three Idaho 3A State Championship bids.
The day started with the boys’ JV race, where
Bonners Ferry fielded two runners. Alex Urbaniak
was the sixth overall runner across with a time
of 24:34. Freshman Nathan Olsen came in 10th
place with a time of 29:10. Only Charter had
enough runners for scoring.
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Abigail Gorton led the Badger girls'
effort, finishing the tough course at
23:28 for a second place finish |
The girls ran a combined race due to low numbers
after the boys.
“When we looked at numbers we decided it would
be best to put the three JV runners in with the
varsity. It can be intimidating to run a wide
open course almost alone,” head coach Tyler
Warner said.
Freshman Abigail Gorton set the pace for the
Lady Badgers, coming in second place with a time
of 23:28, just 27 second behind Charter’s Tess
McPhilomy. Next, in seventh place for Bonners
Ferry, was junior Ada Bonnell, crossing the line
at 26:17. Lauren Stidham, Liz Cowley and Rayan
Naylor rounded out Bonners Ferry’s scoring five
runners, coming in at 28:06, 28:21, and 28:48
respectively. Freshmen Serenity Fahey and Mia
Hosterman also came in close together, finishing
in 29:48 and 30:01.
In team scoring the Lady Badgers finished second
to Coeur d’Alene Charter.
The boys’ varsity race finished off the morning
of racing. Sophomore Sam Gorton would lead the
Badgers with a sixth place finish behind a
strong pack of Charter runners. Gorton finished
in 19:27. Not far behind Gorton was senior Eric
Ellis in seventh at 20:02. Dawson Thomas pushed
through the hilly course with a time of 20:24
for eighth place. In ninth place was freshman
Austin Donn at 20:27 leading a large middle
pack.
Ryne Rae was next for Bonners Ferry at 21:11
followed by Nick Magdaleno at 21:53. Rounding
out the pack of Badgers was Will Colson at
25:58.
Bonners Ferry also finished second to Charter’s
dominating perfect score of 15.
The Badgers will race at Farragut State Park
this Saturday, September 10, at 9 a.m. |
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